So it’s fair to say she’s just all-around wonderful and the one celebrity who we desperately want to be best friends with.

The Tottenham-born singer has changed a lot over the years. She’s swapped side buns for bouffants then bobs, she adopted the kind of perfectly winged eyeliner that we can only dream of, and her incredible dresses kill it. Every. Single. Time.

But one difference her loyal fans have noticed is how much weight she has lost. Despite her reluctance to talk about her body, the 28 year-old is rumoured to have lost 50 pounds since she sang her way into our heats with Hometown back in 2007.

Adele has briefly addressed the issue and revealed that as well as small changes to her exercise routine and diet, she has cut out just one thing.

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